Enter reactive carbon capture, where carbon dioxide dissolved in alkaline solutions, like bicarbonate solutions, can be ...

A more promising solution is the use of reactive carbon capture (RCC), which involves dissolving CO2 in alkaline solutions, like bicarbonate, and converting it directly into formate ions.

Figure 5. Carbonic acid and its conjugate base, bicarbonate ion. Because both the acid and base in a buffer solution are conjugates of each other, the reaction can move in whichever direction it needs ...

Baking soda — or sodium bicarbonate — is a salt consisting of sodium and bicarbonate ions. It usually appears as a white crystalline solid or a fine powder. Tablets and capsules containing ...

A hydrogen atom from the carbonic acid bonds to the carbonate ion in ocean water and creates a bicarbonate ion (HCO-3) which the shell-making organisms can’t use.